LaCie Rugged Mini (1TB): Full Review
22.05.12
Without its sleeve, the Rugged Mini measures 4.7 x 2.9 x 0.8 inches - comparable in size to other portable hard drives such as the Seagate GoFlex Turbo (4.4 x 3.3 x 0.5 inches). With the sleeve on, the drive measures 5.5 x 3.5 x 1 inches, just large enough to make sticking it in your pocket cumbersome. A single USB 3.0 port is located at the top of the drive.
The Rugged Mini is as heavy as it is large. At 10.6 ounces, the drive weighs 2.4 ounces more than the Buffalo MiniStation Extreme and 4.2 ounces more than the Seagate GoFlex Turbo.
Setup and Utilities
No installation was required to begin transferring files to the Rugged Mini; we simply plugged it into our notebook and dragged files onto the drive.
The LaCie Desktop Manager opens immediately after plugging the Rugged Mini into your notebook; however, we were irked to discover that we couldn't access the preloaded utilities from this screen, but instead could only change our launch preferences, tweak the Eco power management settings, or reformat the drive. Accessing the tools requires launching an executable on the drive through Windows Explorer.
Source: LAPTOP Magazine